Millville: Action Express Racing race report

Action Express Racing headed into Round 9 of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season
hoping that New Jersey Motorsports Park would be the turning point that would see the end of
their recent streak of misfortune. As has been the case in...

Action Express Racing headed into Round 9 of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season
hoping that New Jersey Motorsports Park would be the turning point that would see the end of
their recent streak of misfortune. As has been the case in several of the last races, finding a
workable setup for the #9 Porsche V8 Riley proved elusive. Problems with handling persisted at
NJMP, as evidenced by the #9's lap times in pre-race practice sessions. The team is working hard
to find the missing piece of the puzzle in hopes of regaining some late season momentum.

Terry Borcheller continued in his role as starting driver after qualifying the #9 in 11th position.
Unfortunately, the team's hopes for a comeback were dashed early, as a brake failure put
Borcheller into the back of the Spirit of Daytona #90 car on the 13th lap of the race. Borcheller
made his way back to the pits for what proved a lengthy process as the team scrambled to isolate
the problem and make necessary repairs.

As Borcheller explained, "This was a hard weekend for everyone. In the race, I was trying to keep
the #90 behind me, but at the same time I was watching tire wear, because I knew I could run the
tires off pretty quickly in those conditions. I got trapped behind a GT car and went to pass them
before the front straightaway. I thought I could get to them before the apex and then the #90 started
to turn in. Trying to avoid contact, I went over the curb, probably a little too much, and that gave
the Spirit of Daytona car a run on us. He got by me, and then going into Turn One I just couldn't
stop and ran into him. If I hadn't hit him and slowed, I don't know where I would have gone. I
thought at first it was kickback from going over the curb, and when I was approaching him and
realized I couldn't stop, I tried to pump the brakes. Then I thought maybe I had the brakes locked,
because I still wasn't stopping. That was all I had time to think of before I hit him. It was just
really so unfortunate for both of our teams."

The lengthy pit stop following that incident put the #9 car down several laps, but the crew got the
car repaired and back on track to finish the race. Joao Barbosa drove a strong stint, but with little
chance to gain ground, he brought the car back in later in the race for a driver change, allowing
Borcheller to gain some extra seat time. Action Express ended the day 20 laps down, taking an 11th
place finish.

Joao Barbosa was ready to look beyond the disappointment, saying, "We still have three races to
go, and Action Express is better than the results of our last few races indicate. This was a tough
weekend, but the great thing about our team is that we are already looking ahead and ready to put
these last few races behind us. We will do our best to get back in winning form to finish the season
like we did for Brumos last year, with a victory."